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27 Feb

The mystery of Eight dams in Ethiopia

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, Dams, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Gidabodam, Irrigationinethiopia, Ribdam, Tendahodam

Ethiopia's eight irrigation dams are out of ownership Construction Works Corporation has announced that it has lost the body to take over eight irrigation dams The eight irrigation dams that Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation took over as settlement capital years ago, from 2019. The organization CEO Mr. Yonal Ayalew announced that even though it was transferred to another institution by decree, there was no body to take it over. In 2019 according to a decree issued to define the powers and responsibilities of the executive bodies, the projects should have been handed over to the previous Ministry of Water, Irrigation…

24 Feb

Coca-Cola announces 10 million birr subsidy for plastic bottle recyclers

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, NewsAddisAbaba, Coca-Cola, CocaCola, Environment, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, plasticbottles, Recycling

Coca-Cola announces 10 million birr subsidy for plastic bottle recycling association Coca-Cola Beverages Africa-Ethiopia announced a 10 million birr subsidy program aimed at increasing the collection capacity of plastic bottle collecting associations in Addis Ababa. The subsidy program, which will be implemented in two phases for one year, will benefit 30 associations that collect used plastics in Addis Ababa city, and the organization will provide support of 10 million birr. The subsidy will be given to the associations based on their performance, and CCBA-Ethiopia will provide a subsidy of 1,000 birr for every 1,000 kilograms of plastic collected. The company…

21 Feb

Ethiopian flour mills objects the export of wheat to Kenya

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, Fact check, News, PoliticsAbiyAhmed, AddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Export, Kenya, Wheat, Wheatexport, Wheatproduction

Ethiopian flour mills objected to export wheat to foreign countries The government claims to have made significant changes in wheat production and reached export, domestic factories are facing problems due to production shortage. Efforts are being made to produce more wheat in various areas of Ethiopia, and it was said that quotas have been imposed on regions to produce wheat for export. The export of wheat from the Oromia region was recently launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The day after this happened, flour, pasta and macaroni manufacturing factories faced a shortage of wheat production, so we were forced to…

20 Feb

African CSOs call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, Africa, Climatechange, Cop28, CSOs, Environment, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, MithikaMwenda, PACJA, SarahNgoy, WorldResourcesInstitute, YaredDeme

African CSOs call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis in Africa. Addis Ababa, Ethio Negari, 19 February, 2023: - As the 36th AU Heads of States and Governments Summit kicks off from February 18-19, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Civil Society Organizations coalesced under the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis in Africa. Dr. Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) said that voices of communities must be heard and that the summit needs to…

18 Feb

PACJA warned that Africa keeps suffering from Climate Change

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsEnvironment, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, Climatechange, Cop27, Cop28, Environment, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, PACJA

By Samuel Abate The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance warned that Africa keeps suffering from climate change The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) held its annual conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia attended by representatives of 51 member countries and other stakeholders. According to Mithika Mwenda, the founder and executive director of the Alliance, Africa is paying more and more for greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized countries. The director also pointed out that although conferences are held every year to advise on climate change, developed countries have not set up a compensation system for Africa's damage. At the 2022 COP27 climate…

17 Feb

Former Tanzanian president awarded $100k from Africa Food Prize

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, NewsAddisAbaba, africafoodprize, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, foodsecurity, Jakayakikwete, obazanjo, Tanzania

Former Tanzanian president awarded the Africa Food Prize The African Food Prize is awarded annually to organizations that have contributed to the development of agriculture in Africa. Those who are included in this award are farmers, leaders and researchers who have done the best work in the field of food. 100,000 dollars will be awarded to the winners of the prize, and the year 2022 was won by the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete. African Food Prize has appointed the former President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete as the Chairman of the Board in a program held in Addis Ababa…

17 Feb

How Can Geospatial Data and Analytics Ensure ‘Energy Access for All’ in Ethiopia?

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsEnvironment, OpinionsAddisAbaba, Alemayehuagizew, Christineodph, Dimitrismentis, electricity, Energyaccess, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Geospatialdata, Jakestockman, WorldResourcesInstitute

How Can Geospatial Data and Analytics Ensure ‘Energy Access for All’ in Ethiopia? By Alemayehu Agizew, Jake Stockman, Christine Odeph and Dimitris Mentis Figure: An example of data analysis using EAE shows how the platform combines spatial data on demand, supply and others to map areas where energy access can be expanded at different distances from the existing grid. The analysis output is compared with the National Electrification Program 2.0 of Ethiopia. Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report indicates that Ethiopia has significantly increased electricity access. But a lot more can and shall be done. In 2020, electricity access…

16 Feb

Ethiopia earned More than $3 million for om flowers on Valentine’s Day

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, NewsAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Export, Flowers, Horticulture, Valantineday2023

Ethiopia earned more than $3 million from flowers on Valentine's Day On the occasion of 2023 Valentine's Day, the Ethiopian horticulture Producers and Exporters Association announced that it exported 2165 tons of flowers to foreign countries and earned more than 3.2 million US dollars. The main destination was Netherlands, Asia countries, Canada, UK, and various countries in Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. There are a total of 120 producers and exporters who provide fruit and vegetable products in addition to flowers under the Ethiopian Flower, Vegetable and Fruit Producers and Exporters Association. 85 percent of them…

09 Feb

Ethiopia Requests Aid Organizations distribute their support fairly

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsEnvironment, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, Amhara, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, humanrights, IDPs, lasta, sekota, Tigray, TPLF, waghimra

Ethiopia Requests Aid Organizations to distribute their support fairly Millions of citizens have been displaced and need aid due to conflicts and wars in Ethiopia over the past years. Amhara region is the most affected by this problem and the number of displaced citizens due to the war in northern Ethiopia and conflicts in other regions has become the major causes. According to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 28 million people in Ethiopia are in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 6.7 million are in the Amhara region. The war in northern Ethiopia is said to have increased…

05 Feb

Ethiopia revoked the license of 72 khat exporters

ethionegari@gmail.com0 CommentsBusiness, Environment, News, PoliticsAddisAbaba, EthioNegari, Ethiopia, Ethiopiaeconomy, Export, khat, Khatexport, vacancy

Addis Ababa, Ethio Negari, February 4,2023 Ethiopia revoked the license of 72 khat exporters The Ministry of trade has mentioned in its report to the House of Representatives that the licenses of 72 khat exporters have been revoked in the last six months. It has been stated that the ministry revoked the licenses of the khat exporters because they did not legally submit the foreign currency they earned from export trade to the government and violated export trade regulations. Ethiopia expected 21 million dollars from these khat exporters, but the exporters could not bring the income. Parlama members asked why…